Originally from Richmond, VA, Perkinson began her training at Richmond Ballet, The State Ballet of VA. Perkinson holds a Bachelor of Arts in Dance Education from George Mason University, YPAD Certified, and was recently named Educator of the Year from the Tennessee Association of Dance. Her passion for dance education in the Chattanooga community led to the opening of  Scenic City Dance in 2011.

Natalie began her dance training in Athens, GA with a concentration in ballet and contemporary at the award winning production company OYSP.  She received a bachelor's degree in psychology from Berry College where she was also a dancer and choreographer for the Berry College Dance Troupe.  Natalie attended graduate school at the University of London where she earned a masters degree in neuroscience and completed a dissertation on the effects of dance on emotional processing and intelligence while taking classes at the Royal Ballet's School of Dance.  Natalie enjoys working as an educator and director at Scenic City Dance, encouraging physical and emotional development through dance and bringing the joy of dance to young people.

Kaity Smith is originally from Nashville, TN where she started training in dance at the young age of three. She joined one of Nashville’s top competitive companies at the age seven where she learned the value of criticism, teamwork, graciousness, and courtesy. She went on to win over fifty top national awards over her eleven-year span. Kaity has a Bachelor of the Arts degree from the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. She is the manager and an award-winning choreographer for SCD’s Competitive Company and a devoted, loving teacher. She hopes to share her passion and love for dance with the students at SCD and help them become better dancers, mentally and physically.

Frank Hay grew up in the Bay Area of California where he first studied dance and gymnastics with his father. His early training included performing children’s roles with such notable companies as the San Francisco Ballet and the touring Bolshoi and Mariinsky Ballet Companies. He majored in ballet with an emphasis on performance technique at the University of Utah under an academic scholarship. Frank then joined Ballet West where he trained with Willam Christensen, Bruce Marks, Toni Lander and Leon Danilian. Frank was a principal dancer with the Atlanta Ballet, the Tampa Ballet and the Louisville Ballet. His first engagement with Louisville Ballet included a tour of Texas with Mikhail Baryshinikov. He also served as the adjudicator for the Pacific Northwest Music Fest and coached a dancer in the 2002 USA International Ballet Competition in Jackson, Mississippi. Frank is well-versed in the Russian, Cecchetti, and Bournonville schools of classical ballet.